The agency is closing the Office of Research and Development, which analyzes dangers posed by hazards including toxic chemicals, climate change, smog, wildfires, water pollution and more.

If it feels like there is an influx of political ads right now, it's because there are. We look at why the ads are everywhere and who is paying for them.

The Texas legislature meets on Monday to focus on disaster relief after the deadly floods, but it's also considering President Trump's request to redraw the lines of Congressional districts.

We look at how President Trump's stance on Russia has shifted, as well as how he's managing the outcry among his base, who are angered over the lack of transparency in the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Soaring prices, lagging incomes and burdensome social security payments are the top issues for frustrated, cash-strapped voters. Stricter measures targeting foreign residents and visitors have also emerged as a key issue, with a surging right-wing populist party leading the campaign.

Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a formal request to release grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein. But the president continues to distance himself from the late, disgraced financier.



This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest James Gunn and panelists Paula Poundstone, Adam Burke, and Bobcat Goldthwait

President Trump says he wants a judge to release more sealed information about the case of Jeffrey Epstein. But will more information do anything to tamp down speculation and conspiracy theories?

NPR's Scott Simon asks Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., about the Democratic Party's push for more information on the crimes and death of Jeffrey Epstein.